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04 Giraffe Manor © Scott Ramsay Churchill at The London West Hollywood 06 Hamlet, The Algonquin Hotel's cat © Isaac Maiselman

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Giraffe Manor
Where Nairobi, Kenya
As the name suggests, this world-renowned
property is home to some fairly sizable
resident ‘pets’. The herd of Rothschild’s giraffe
that roam the retreat are a sight to behold,
often peeping through windows hunting for
snacks and generally enjoying their home.
Animal lovers will love breakfasting with these
gentle giants, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to feed giraffes while enjoying your own eggs
benedict. If you just can’t get enough, you can
also enjoy a guided walk around the grounds
and visit the AFEW Giraffe Centre to see more
of the famous herd. 05
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The Algonquin Hotel The London West 06

Where New York City, USA Hollywood
The Algonquin Hotel has a long history of Where Los Angeles, USA
in-house kitties, stretching back to the 1920s Visitors of The London West Hollywood are
when a stray walked into the lobby. The lucky enough to share the premises with the
original cat was named Hamlet and since hotel’s official mascots: two English bulldogs
then, there has always been a hotel cat, with named Winston and Churchill. The pair live
the hotel making plenty of references to its on the property full-time and are always up
feline history with events like their annual cat for a friendly face, happy to say hello
fashion show. The current Hamlet VIII spends wherever you find them on the property, be
a lot of his time napping in the lobby, greeting it the rooftop pool or their favourite
guests and supervising festivities. Fortunately Hampton Court. Guests can even invite the
for those of us who aren’t in New York just pooches along to events they might be
yet, he puts out plenty of content on social hosting, with the dynamic duo partying for
media (@thealgonquincat) and even has his up to an hour as part of a donation to a local
own book, Hamlet, the Algonquin Cat. animal shelter.
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